REIGN 117-138 A.D.

Details

A ROMAN MARBLE PORTRAIT HEAD OF THE EMPEROR HADRIAN
REIGN 117-138 A.D.
13 in. (33 cm.) high

Provenance

Petros Nascu (1900-1945), Moldova, acquired in Greece, 1930s; thence by descent to Vasilis Nascu (b. 1936), Moldova, 1945-1985; thence by descent.
The Property of a Texas Private Collector; Antiquities, Christie's, New York, 12 April 2016, lot 69.

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Lot Essay

As de Kersauson explains (p. 120 in Catalogue des portraits romains, Tome II), laurel wreaths are frequent accessories on Imperial portraits from the Eastern part of the Roman Empire, as seen on a portrait head of Hadrian now at the Louvre, no. 49, op. cit.

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